If ghosts don’t scare you, would you make a journey to this eerie monastery – which is rumoured to be haunted by a ‘phantom monk’?
Dutch photographer Roman Robroek didn’t assume twice about getting into the crumbling monastery in Sicignano, Italy.
The venue has a terrifying previous that’s shrouded in people tales and rumoured sightings of a cursed monk who stalks the property.
Roman selected it as his subsequent place to snap some images – and the outcomes are gorgeous.
One reveals an ageing wicker chair sat in entrance of a unclean blue desk, with the room stuffed with rubble and damaged shutters swinging off the home windows.
In one other, ivy and nettles creep right into a crumbling walkway.
Dubbed ‘The Convent of the Satan’s Monks’, this decaying monastery was a dream discovery for 34-year-old Roman – who has spent a decade travelling the world exploring deserted buildings suspended in time.
With a love for structure, historical past and images, Roman likes to study in regards to the previous of those buildings and the way this impacts the tradition of those locations at the moment.
Whereas on a current journey, Roman and his fellow photographer Sven van der Wal found the convent.
There are a lot of abandoned buildings and monasteries like this in Italy, however this one is particular – because of its fascinating historical past.
The sinister repute of ‘The Covent of the Satan’s Monks’ dates again to the 1600s, which was a troublesome time for Italy and most of Europe.
Spanish occupants have been oppressing the locals – plus hazard and illness have been rife.
Roman says: ‘In these years, a wandering man discovered himself on the convent’s doorstep asking for hospitality and the monks have been joyful to have the person – on the situation he would be a part of them.
‘Nevertheless, he rapidly fell into his outdated habits and shortly turned infatuated with an area woman.’
The monks then came upon in regards to the relationship, Roman says, and punished the woman.
He provides: ‘They burned her alive as she was accused of being a witch and the person was pardoned again into the convent so long as he promised to decide to a lifetime of monastic chastity.’
Nevertheless, the person couldn’t address the grief, ‘because the ache was an excessive amount of for him to bear, it consumed him to demise and together with his final breath, he cursed the convent and everybody in it,’ Roman says.
‘One after the other, the monks died horrible deaths and, finally, everybody left – by no means to return again.
‘The spirit nonetheless lurks across the darkish, shady corridors and empty hallways, in addition to the decaying environment of the monastery.’
Regardless of the haunted repute, the convent thrived till the twentieth century, then functioned as a college and faculty till 1973.
Roman provides: ‘In the present day, it stands as an interesting instance of genuine mediaeval convent, providing some thrilling sights.
‘It’s potential to see vegetation hovering by the constructing, in addition to a number of acts of vandalism.
‘With all of the legend surrounding this place, I’d think about this is able to be a preferred hangout for younger thrill-seekers.’
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